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<b>Chief Justice Pakistan refuses to endorse emergency </b>ISLAMABAD, Nov (Reuters): The Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and eight other judges refused to endorse the provisional constitutional order issued by the president, and Chaudhry has been told his “services are no longer required”, private news channels said. Chaudhry and his fellow judges, according to a Reuters journalist, were still inside the court building on Constitution Avenue, the broad thoroughfare where the presidency and the National Assembly are also located. The road has been sealed off by troops. (Posted @ 19:36 PST)

<b>Bhutto flying back to Pakistan from Dubai -husband</b> ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (Reuters): Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto boarded a flight back to Pakistan from Dubai on Saturday, her husband said, after President Pervez Musharraf invoked emergency powers and suspended the country's constitution. “(She's flying back) tonight, yes of course,” Asif Ali Zardari told Reuters by telephone from Dubai, saying she was already on the plane. “It's definitely not pleasant news, it's not welcome news,” he added. “We're hoping to build institutions, not destroy them.” (First Posted @ 19:18 PST Updated @ 19:48 PST)

<b>Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan heading for anarchy</b> ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (Reuters): Exiled former President Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan was heading towards anarchy and described President Pervez Musharraf's decision to invoke emergency powers as a form of martial law. “We are heading towards a chaotic situation, heading towards anarchy,” Sharif told Indian news channel CNN-IBN in an interview replayed by Dawn Television in Pakistan. (Posted @ 20:18 PST)